Inline Cryogenic Temperature Sensors based on Photonic Crystal Fiber Bragg Gratings Infiltrated with Noble Gases for Harsh Space Applications

Author

Florous, Nikolaos J. ; Saitoh, K. ; Varsheney, S.K. ; Tsuchida, Y. ; Murao, T. ; Koshiba, M.

Author_Institution

Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo

fYear

2007

fDate

17-22 June 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

Summary form only given. In this paper, by infiltrating the microstructured holes of a PCF with a noble gas such as Krypton (Kr), which exhibits a drastic phase-change from gas to liquid at ultra-low temperatures as well as strong wavelength-dependent material dispersion characteristics, and by inscribing a BG of period into the PCF, we can succeed in utilizing a robust temperature sensor which can be effectively applied at ultra-low temperatures.

Keywords

Bragg gratings; fibre optic sensors; holey fibres; krypton; low-temperature techniques; photonic crystals; temperature sensors; Kr; PCF; inline cryogenic temperature sensors; microstructured holes; noble gas infiltration; photonic crystal fiber Bragg gratings; wavelength-dependent material dispersion; Bragg gratings; Communication industry; Cryogenics; Fiber gratings; Gases; Optical fibers; Optimized production technology; Photonic crystal fibers; Space technology; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0931-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0931-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386390

Filename

4386390